Don Malarkey of South Pittsburg was the oldest living member of the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) when he passed away at the age of 101. He turned pro at the age of 18 in 1923 and became a member in 1926. He came to Tennessee from Texas to work for the golf manufacturer […]

From 1990 through 1996, Sarah Ingram of Nashville won more national championships and played on more international teams than any golfer in Tennessee history. She won three U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur titles (1991, 1993, and 1994) and competed for the U.S. in three Curtis Cup and two World Amateur Team events. She won two Maryland State […]

Harold Eller, golf professional and superintendent at Old Hickory Country Club for 35 years, was the patriarch of one of Tennessee’s leading golf families. In 1993, the Eller Family (wife Ruth, daughters Beverly Pearce and Judy Street and sons Richard and Mike) was honored as the Jack Nicklaus Golf Family of the Year by the […]